2017 NAIA Men's Golf Coaches' Top 25 Poll - No. 2
By Trevor Lininger, NAIA Athletic Communications and Media Intern
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Texas Wesleyan takes over the No. 1 spot in the second regular season NAIA Men’s Golf Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, the national office announced Friday.
Top 25 Highlights (Historical information dating back to 2000)
- The Rams of Texas Wesleyan garnered 17 first place votes and 498 total points to move from No. 3 to No. 1 in this week’s Top 25 Poll.
- Defending National Champion Grand View (Iowa) is currently Receiving Votes, but not ranked in the Top 25.
- Five teams joined the Top 25 poll this week. No. 16 Southeastern (Fla.) and No. 18 The Master’s (Calif.) rejoin the Top 25 for the first time since the
- Preseason Poll while No. 19 Lewis-Clark State (Idaho), No. 21 Columbia (Mo.) and No. 25 Marymount (Calif.) join the poll for the first time in 2017.
- Oklahoma City still holds the record for the most No. 1 rankings of all time with 49 total, and have been ranked in all 109 polls, dating back to 2000.
Poll Methodology
- The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences.
- Each conference is given one rater for every four schools in the league.- The Top 25 is determined by a points system based on how each voter ranks the best teams. A team receives 25 points for each first-place vote, 24 for second-place and so on through the list.
- The highest and lowest ranking for each team (a non-rating is considered a low rating) is removed and the team’s ranking will be recalculated with an additional point added to each team for every ballot (including discounted ballots) that the teams appear on.
- Teams that receive only one point in the ballot are not considered “receiving votes.”
- For the complete Top 25 calendar, click here.
2017 NAIA Men’s Golf Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – Nov. 3
| RANK | LAST WEEK | SCHOOL [1ST PLACE VOTES] | TOTAL POINTS |
| 1 | 3 | Texas Wesleyan [17] | 498 |
| 2 | 1 | Oklahoma City | 473 |
| 3 | 2 | Dalton State (Ga.) [1] | 471 |
| 4 | 4 | Johnson & Wales (Fla.) | 442 |
| 5 | 5 | Coastal Georgia | 421 |
| 6 | 14 | Victoria (B.C.) | 400 |
| 7 | 16 | Rocky Mountain (Mont.) | 393 |
| 8 | 9 | USC Beaufort (S.C.) | 387 |
| 9 | 8 | Northwestern Ohio | 381 |
| 10 | 6 | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | 347 |
| 11 | 11 | Keiser (Fla.) | 346 |
| 12 | 10 | British Columbia | 315 |
| 13 | 7 | William Woods (Mo.) | 303 |
| 14 | 17 | Corban (Ore.) | 295 |
| 15 | 15 | Taylor (Ind.) | 279 |
| 16 | NR | Southeastern (Fla.) | 215 |
| 17 | 12 | Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) | 208 |
| 18 | NR | The Master's (Calif.) | 200 |
| 19 | NR | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | 198 |
| 20 | 21 | Oregon Tech | 191 |
| 21 | NR | Columbia (Mo.) | 161 |
| 22 | 25 | William Carey (Miss.) | 156 |
| 23 | 18 | Point (Ga.) | 137 |
| 24 | 13 | Arizona Christian | 112 |
| 25 | NR | Marymount California University | 105 |
Dropped From Top 25: Lindsey Wilson (Ky.), William Jessup (Calif.), Northwestern (Iowa), Culver-Stockton (Mo.), SCAD Savannah (Ga.)
Others Receiving Votes: William Penn (Iowa) 95; Morningside (Iowa) 79; Thomas (Ga.) 77; Lawrence Tech (Mich.) 68; Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 64; Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) 33; Cumberlands (Ky.) 19; William Jessup (Calif.) 14; Grand View (Iowa) 11; Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) 10; Indiana Wesleyan 9; Northwestern (Iowa) 8; Faulkner (3)
